Moravian Diet
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Moravian Diet Moravský zemský sněm Mährisches Landtag |
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| Legislative body of the Margraviate of Moravia | |
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| Established | 1861 - last stage |
| Disbanded | 1918 (unformal), 1920 (formal by Constitution of Czechoslovakia 1920 |
| Preceded by | Moravian Diet of Estates, since 1288 |
| Succeeded by | Národní shromáždění republiky Československé/National Assembly of Czechoslovakia |
| Seats | 151 (at dissolution) |
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Last election
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The Diet Elections of Country Moravia 15.6. - 8.7. 1913 |
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| Moravian Diet house, Brno, (Czech Constitutional court current days) | |
The Moravian Diet (Latin: Moraviae generali colloquio; Czech: Moravský zemský sněm, earlier Moravský stavovský sněm; German: Mährisch-ständische Landtag), was legislature of Moravia, the Diet, or general assembly, of the Estates of the Margraviate of Moravia and emerged from the earlier informal assemblies, known as Moravian corporate Diet (or Diet of estates of Moravian Land).
First session in 1254 convened to Brno by king Přemysl Otakar II. Regular session started since 1288, and met alternately in Brno and in Olomouc (both Dominican cloister). Since 1663 sessioned only in Brno .
In the Year of revolution 1848 (Spring of Nations) was from 31. May 1848 until 21. January 1849 held (so called) Moravian constitutional assembly. In 19.September 1848 was by this assembly adopted Moravian Constitution (German: Der Ferfassung für das Markgrafthum Mähren, Czech: Zřízení pro Markrabství Moravské). This complies with the principles of the Federal Constitution and state representative government and civil liberties. Later this proposal was not ratified by Emperor Francis Joseph I.
On November 27, 1905, leading members in Moravian Diet of the Czech (speaking) and German (speaking) communities in Moravia agreed to a political compromise that divided power in the provincial diet between Czechs, Germans, and members of the landowning and ecclesiastical aristocracy. The Moravian Compromise was one of the few positive examples of an approach to a fair solution in the field of nationalities policies. Despite the deadlock in the language dispute between Czechs and Germans, a compromise acceptable to both sides and allowing a harmonious coexistence was found here.
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